Tool for preparing laminated fabrics for splicing



June '11, 1935. o. F. HOMEIER 2,004,517

TOOL FOR PREPARING LAMINATED FABRICS' FOR SPLICING Filed Sept. 28, 1932 IIIIIIIIIII III! Patented June 11, 1935 TOOL FOR PREPARING LAMINATED FABRICS FOR SPLICING' Otto F. Homeier, Akron, Ohio, assignor to The B. F. Goodrich Company, New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application September 28, 1932, Serial No. 635,150 1 Claim. (01. 16483) This invention relates to a tool for use in preparing laminated fabrics for splicing and is especially useful in preparing transmission belts or other articles comprising laminated fabrics where it is desired to step the article for splicmg.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide a device which will be simple and inexpensive to manufacture, and will be accurate and eificient in use, and to provide a device which may be used for cutting a ply from the laminated article without injuring the adjoining plies.

Other objects will appear from the following description and the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the device in use, the laminated article being operated upon being shown in dot and dash lines.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional elevation of the tool and a laminated sheet of material taken at the leading edge of the cutter.

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the cutter.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral l0 designates the body of the tool which is provided with a bed surface I0 shaped to conform to the surface of the article to be operated upon, and a guide surface I0" adapted to follow a guide II. The body I0 is also formed with a channel I2 preferably vertical to the surface [0' for receiving a cutter IS. The cutter is provided with a slot I4 for receiving a clamp screw I5 which is threaded to fit a threaded opening in the body of the tool.

The cutter I3 is provided with a cutting edge I6 on its leading vertical margin and has a wing;

l7 extending laterally away from the body of the tool and provided with a dull edge I 8 for separating the plies said edge preferably being inclined laterally to the line of travel.

One or more handles I9, l9, may be provided to assist in gripping the tool.

The device is shown as operating upon a laminated fabric structure such as a transmission 'belt 20 comprising plies 2|, 22,23, and 24 of fabric united by an adhesive material such as 'to the cutting edge I6.

rubber, it being desired to step the plies as at 25, 26 and 21 to splice the belt.

The operation of the device is as follows: Having determined the line of a desired step, the guide H is clamped to the laminated article a distance from the line of cut equal to the Width of the body of the tool from the guide face III" The cutter I3 is set to project below the body I0 by a distance equal to the depth of one ply of fabric. The tool is then placed on the laminated fabric against the guide and is propelled therealong by hand. The edge I6 of the cutter slits the top ply without injury to the underlying plies and the dull edge I8 lifts a zone of the top ply adjacent the line of cut so as to permit grasping the top ply and separating it from the laminated material.

I claim:

A tool for cutting and separating a face ply from an article formed of laminated sheet material, said tool comprising a body adapted to be propelled across the face of the article along a guide and having a lateral face of such substantial area as to follow said guide without substantial effort of the operator and an extensive bottom face of such extent as to provide stability of support from the face of the article, a pair of handles projecting from said body near the respective ends thereof, and a vertically disposed cutter adjustably attached to the body at a position between said handles and adapted to split a ply therefrom and to lift the ply at one side only of the cut, said cutter being formed with an integral plough extending laterally therefrom on one side only of the cutter and having a flat lower face and bevelled on the upper side to provide a dull ply separating edge at said lower face, said cutter having a vertical slitting edge extending as far from the body as the lower face of the plough and located in advance of the ply separating edge thereof so as to slit the ply in advance of the plough, said plough extending away from the cutter in such a direction as not to be covered by the body and to permit lifting of the ply on one side of the cut.

OTTO F. HOMEIER. 

